[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st":3,"chapter-genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Genshin: Treasure Hunting Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting with Wood Release",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2020496,3038,"Chapter 84","genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Their fixed hands would be pulled, bringing piercing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of the pain, these people would instinctively struggle upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this was the most fatal part!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because the surface of the cross would sprout one dense, barbed little spike after another, constantly scraping against these people's bodies, and every friction would scrape away some flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such torture also made this group of villagers miserable; they wailed and screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In less than a moment, they had already become a bloody mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To make sure this group of people remembered the lesson, Jiang Yan's torture lasted for a full day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whenever this group of people couldn't hold on and were about to die, a small vine would always pierce into their bodies to replenish their vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan did not have the intention of killing this group of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, there were still children like Ruu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Slaughter these people in front of a child?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan was worried it would leave an indelible shadow on Ruu's psyche.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the reason Jiang Yan tortured these people so much was just to make them remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as they dared to continue this kind of sacrifice, the terrifying scene of today would ring out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By dusk, Jiang Yan let this group of people down.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Immediately after, a thick voice rang out in the ears of these villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This time, considering your ignorant and foolish nature, I exempt you from the death penalty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you dare to commit such a human sacrifice activity that is beneath humanity again, I will make you taste eternal torture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The villagers knelt on the ground in terror, kowtowing constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, God, for sparing our lives!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We will never dare to do it again!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This group of people had already been scared out of their wits; after a day of torture, both their bodies and spirits were on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This time represents a warning; in the future, I will continue to observe this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I will take this child away, and as for you, look after yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After speaking, Jiang Yan grabbed Ruu, whose eyes were covered by vines, and then the Great Buddha began to dissolve in place and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"God... it really was a god...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The village chief's gaze was dull, and he looked somewhat insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This kind of torture from Jiang Yan was something even young people couldn't bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Let alone an old man like the village chief?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, his mental world had already collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this was the punishment Jiang Yan bestowed upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After taking Ruu away, Jiang Yan reunited with Raiden Ei on the hillside.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Was that giant from just now your doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Raiden Ei saw Jiang Yan return with Ruu and knew that the wooden giant that had suddenly appeared was Jiang Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because there was no Buddha in this world, Raiden Ei just thought it was a giant with a strange shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmm, how was it, cool, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan held Ruu and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It was; I almost thought another Archon had come to cause trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Raiden Ei nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmm? Big brother? Big sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why is Ruu here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Jiang Yan retracted the vines covering Ruu's eyes, Ruu opened his eyes cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just now, after his eyes were suddenly covered, he had heard the screams of Grandpa Village Chief and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could a child have heard such terrifying wailing? His heart had been filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Until he opened his eyes again and saw the gentle big brother and the quiet big sister from yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ruu, do you know what these people were about to do to you just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan said to Ruu seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had to teach this child in front of him a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seriously, he was about to be sacrificed and didn't even know to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although it seemed it wouldn't have been of much use for a child like him to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I know, Grandpa Village Chief wanted to offer me to the Thunderbird so I could be with the Thunderbird forever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ruu's innocent personality didn't let him realize what a sacrifice really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a child's thinking, he was already friends with the Thunderbird, and of course, it was fine to be with the Thunderbird forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then do you know what your fate would have been?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Of course, it's to live with the Thunderbird forever, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I am friends with the Thunderbird, I suppose it wouldn't mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ruu said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan slapped his forehead directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sometimes, he really admired the innocence of children.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since that's the case, then I will break this ridiculous innocence of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan said faintly, sat cross-legged, and looked at Ruu with a serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For the next period of time, Jiang Yan carefully explained to Ruu what a sacrifice was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What a ritual was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And what his parents and Grandpa Village Chief wanted to do to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Time soon arrived at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ruu's eyes were dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, these words from Jiang Yan had brought him no small shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking that if Jiang Yan hadn't saved him, he would have faced being sliced into a thousand pieces and dying from blood loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fear flashed in Ruu's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But... but if we don't do this, what if the Thunderbird gets angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ruu was somewhat hesitant, worried that the Thunderbird would be dissatisfied because he hadn't been sacrificed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How could that be? You and the Thunderbird are friends, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan patted Ruu's head and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Would you let your friend offer their life for you and be eaten by you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ruu shook his head violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even a child wouldn't easily joke about their friend's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then that's it, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I suppose the Thunderbird wouldn't want you to sacrifice yourself to it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"When it comes, you can go ask it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan rubbed Ruu's soft, tender cheeks; he finally knew why Guizhong and Cloud Retainer and that group of female immortals liked to rub his cheeks when he was young.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A child's cheeks are bouncy!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They feel super great to rua!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiang Yan also fell in love with this feeling of rua-ing a child's cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But... when will the Thunderbird come?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>1.7\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-06-15T19:13:07.992Z","2026-06-17T08:45:26.131Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f271eaf6f7acf874ff5fd2e44981b4312bbb4a418fce35296dfd3d04589e988c","genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-chapter-85","genshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-chapter-83",376,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgenshin-treasure-hunting-in-the-myriad-worlds-st-cover.jpg"]